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Emily's Birthday Bock

255 calories 27.3 g 12 oz
Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: Maibock/Helles Bock
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 9 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 11.6 °P (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 75% (brew house)
Source: Fred Schultz
Calories: 255 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 27.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Monday January 12th 2015
18.5 °P
5.2 °P
7.3%
18.8
7.0
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
6 lb German - Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner6 lb Floor-Malted Bohemian Pilsner 38 1.8 40%
6 lb German - Vienna6 lb Vienna 37 4 40%
3 lb German - Munich Light3 lb Munich Light 37 6 20%
15 lbs / 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Hellertau Mittlefruh1 oz Hellertau Mittlefruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 60 min 9.61 33.3%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Boil 30 min 3.69 16.7%
0.50 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh0.5 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Whirlpool at 210 °F 10 min 5.52 16.7%
1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh1 oz Hallertau Mittelfruh Hops Pellet 2.7 Dry Hop 4 days 33.3%
3 oz / 0.00
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
4 gal Dough Inn/Acid Rest Infusion -- 100 °F 15 min
4 gal Protein Rest Temperature -- 128 °F 15 min
3 gal Decoction Sacc Rest Decoction -- 156 °F 10 min
3 gal Boil Decoction Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
1 gal Transfer to mash tun Infusion -- 1 °F 1 min
3 gal Return to reach temperature Infusion -- 156 °F 30 min
2 gal Pull liquid, boil Decoction -- 212 °F 10 min
2 gal Mash Out Infusion -- 170 °F 10 min
5 gal Fly Sparge Fly Sparge -- 170 °F 30 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.1 qt/lb
 
Other Ingredients
Amount Name Cost Type Use Time
2 tbsp Servomyces Other Boil 15 min.
1 tsp Irish Moss Fining Boil 15 min.
 
Yeast
White Labs - German Bock Lager Yeast WLP833
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium
Optimum Temp:
48 - 55 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
50 °F
Pitch Rate:
1.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 675 B cells required
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Target Water Profile
Munich (Dark Lager)
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
82 20 4 2 16 320
10 days at 50, 4 days at 54, 2 days at 62, rack to keg, lager to end of April, carbonate, and serve

3/4tsp chalk
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Notes

OG: 16.4

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